Discuss the practical use of Dramatica. Have questions about how throughlines should be used, how to create Complex Characters or even the various combinations of the 12 Essential Questions and how they will affect your story go here.

I get occasional emails from this topic and it's usually some poor soul like myself wondering whatever happened to this software. I've now unsubscribed from this topic and just hope Dramatica will email all existing customers who can no longer use their software (have been unable to since Lion) if and when they produce something. goodbye!

Yes, it can read (and write) old Dramatica files. We hope to have the PC version out in Spring 2013.

Our use of the term Methodology refers to HOW characters go about solving problems, as opposed to Motivation, which describes what drives character to solve problems. This use is unique to Dramatica, but is in all the previous versions (and even in the book).

Chris Huntley wrote:Yes, it can read (and write) old Dramatica files. We hope to have the PC version out in Spring 2013.

Wow, that's late. Why the immense gap?

Chris Huntley wrote:Our use of the term Methodology refers to HOW characters go about solving problems, as opposed to Motivation, which describes what drives character to solve problems. This use is unique to Dramatica, but is in all the previous versions (and even in the book).

I know, but the issue here that is is written as "Metholodology", not "Methodology". I hope this has been fixed in the final release.

Hi ChrisI'm a Windows user and am loving the idea of gists in the new Dramatica. I think it will prove to be very useful in learning the program. However, Spring 2013 is a long wait in order to get a chance to see/use them .

Is there any chance of release gists as a separate mini application or even some sort of static document (pdf, csv, text)?

This way us mere windows users can start using them straight away. I wouldn't mind paying twice over - once for PC version of the list of gists and another for the full application. Am just eager to start using them as I think it will help me learn the dramatica theory much better.

I have followed and used Dramatica Pro for ten years or more and was looking forward to number 5. Not using it for a while I came back to these forums and discovered the story expert for mac. Tried it on my virtual mac and there are neat things.

The Gist feature is a very nice feature. I mean, a lot of the questions in this forum is about interpreting the terms in dramatica so it's a natural addition and a good one. But I want to suggest 1 thing. Make dramatica online. People can choose to go online if they want when they use the software. And if they e.g. use the theme browser, contributions from users can show up on the word/topic they are contemplating. It could use a rating system to filter out trash, or the creators themselves could use a "approved" sign...

In this way we could build a strong catalouge of examples and a community.

I love the Gists feature in Dramatica Story Expert! I think it extends Dramatica’s intelligibility and makes Dramatica more practically useful than ever before. Its fantastic to see how much you can customize the software’s guidance and reports with Gists. I have two suggestions for updates to Gists to make them, I think, virtually perfect:

1). Please apply the ability to select Gists to the counterpoint of the thematic argument of each throughline. Right now we can only select Gists for the issue. The counterpoint shows up in several Dramatica reports and it would be great to have this consistency in the Gists feature.

2). Please, please allow for a way to select or edit Gists for the plot sequence report. It is partially there now. It would be wonderful to be able to make more use of this valuable report. Sections that currently read :

“ Act two concentrates on ‘gathering information or experience’ (Gathering Information) and is explored in terms of Openness, Delay, Choice and Preconception”

Could read, for example:

“Act two concentrates on 'Learning about Political Candidates' (Gathering Information) and is explored in terms of Exploring One’s Openness, Delaying Getting Married, Being The People’s Choice and Having Preconceptions About Something.”

Hopefully these could be implemented in a future update, possibly the forthcoming Windows version of Dramatica Story Expert?